Flint

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English

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Flint

  1. A placename
    1. A city, the county seat of Genesee County, Michigan, United States.
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    2. An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas, United States.
    3. A town in Flintshire, Wales, by the estuary of the River Dee (OS grid ref SJ2472).
  2. A surname.

Derived terms

Further reading

Cebuano

Etymology

From English flint.

Proper noun

Flint

  1. a male given name from English

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German vlint.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flɪnt/
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Noun

Flint m (strong, genitive Flintes or Flints, plural Flinte)

  1. (infrequent) flint, flintstone
    Synonym: (the normal word) Feuerstein

Declension

Declension of Flint
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Flint die Flinte
genitive eines des Flintes, Flints der Flinte
dative einem dem Flint, Flinte1 den Flinten
accusative einen den Flint die Flinte

1Now rare, see notes.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Flinte and Plautdietsch Flint.

Noun

Flint f (plural Flinde)

  1. gun

Plautdietsch

Noun

Flint f (plural Flinte)

  1. gun
  2. musket
  3. rifle
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